TechnoLawyer: Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition

Coming March 9, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Arthur Smith reviews his use of PaperPort in a large firm, Douglas Folk reviews a helpful tool for corporate and statistical research, Kurt Schoettler discusses instant messaging in the office, Philip Franckel reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred, and Edward Walters chimes in on the "stealing" wifi debate. In addition, this issue features links to 14 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming February 23, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Gary Young responds to the ongoing debate surrounding a New Jersey lawyer's accounting practices for retainers, Eric Lay discusses the ethics of legal outsourcing, Pat Cunningham explains how to make retainers show up as revenue on a P&L report, Stephen Hayes shares tips for those interested in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and Richard Haeussler reviews his Brother MFC-6800. In addition, this issue features links to 18 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Wandal Winn, Tip: Possible Solution for Dragon Installation Issue

TechnoLawyer member Robert Bass asks:
"Howdy: I bought Dragon 8 to upgrade from Version 6. The install seemed to go well until the very end, when I got this message: "Error-1607. Unable to install Install Shield Scripting Runtime"

"I called tech support. They said it wasn't a Dragon problem, it's an Install Shield problem. They referred me to the Install Shield Web site. There I found a multi-page list of very confusing instructions that I tried, but failed to successfully complete. I finally threw up my hands and decided to stick with Version 6, only to realize that Dragon 6 doesn't live here anymore. It seems to have been eaten by this now-dead Version 8 monster.

"So here I sit, having bought and paid for Dragon twice, I've wasted several hours, and I can't use the program at all. I feel like an orphan nobody wants to take care of!

"I call upon my TechnoLawyer brethren and sisterthren for help! Do I have to pay some high-priced tech to figure out why there is a conflict between these two programs, or is there some common sense fix?"

Hi, Bob. Saw your post and have a comment. Note that I do not have Dragon but have used it in the past and have colleagues using it. What you describe is a black mark on Dragon's Cust/Tech Support so I hope others take heed. Your problem could relate to things you do not mention such as what OS you are using, what other software is installed (esp memory resident apps), etc.

Suggestion:

1. Uninstall all Dragon software using Dragon's Uninstall or the OS's Start -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Software.

2. Do a full virus scan of your system.

3. Shut down mem res virus and spyware software.

4. Reinstall Dragon V8.

Should work ... I hope so and good luck!

Wandal Winn
Anchorage, Alaska

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Coming December 14, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jerry Thompson explains how to assess your individual needs when choosing from the many versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Stephen Seldin reviews his experience with Dell's tech support (and shares an interesting tidbit about founder Michael Dell), Scott Bassett explains how to integrate your digital camera with your office network, Ed Walters reviews a legal research service as well as some free resources, and Mark Payne suggests a simple solution for removing ready-made folders in Windows XP. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 14, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Thomas Parker reviews two Toshiba laptops (Tecra M2 and the Portege R200), Stephen Seldin reviews the Plantronics DSP-100 headset as well as Dragon Dictate, Jim Slayton reviews the Xerox DocuMate 252 scanner, Maria Smith explains how to create custom labels in Word, and JP Fernandes discusses why his firm stopped using instant messaging. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 10, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Mark Deal dissects the many myths surrounding HotDocs, Manuel Quilichini discusses how he uses instant messaging as a General Counsel, Greg Jones reviews PaperPort for document management, Thomas Parker reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred edition plus the best microphone to use, and Gregory Deatz provides some backup tips. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 9, 2005 to Answers to Questions: David Outtrim reviews AbacusLaw, including the recently released Silver version for solos and small firms, Ernest Marquez reviews the lightweight Averatec 3300 laptop, Joseph Booth reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and how to enhance its performance, Clint Pullin explains how to print comments in PDF files, and Jenny Jolinski offers her two cents on instant messaging at work. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 7, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews must-have plug-ins for Google Desktop Search, Erik Gellatly suggests some tips for those having trouble with Hummingbird DM 5, Robert Johnson reviews a cordless headset and microphone combination by Shure (especially for voice recognition), Douglas Gibran offers electronic discovery advice when confronted with GroupWise e-mail, and Gibson Gahan discusses the ethics (and legality) of using an open WiFi network for Internet access. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 3, 2005 to Answers to Questions: William Brown discuss how to create a variety of different PDF files (everything from letterhead to discovery documents), Frank Roberts reviews Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0, Tom Trigg reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and essential add-ons, Tara Harwood reviews a free remote access tool, and Helen Cordell reviews an inexpensive alternative to Windows Explorer for document management. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 2, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Clayton Straughan reviews his experience using PCLaw for trust accounting and P&L reports (he has used PCLaw for 18 years), Jon Kurtz reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking plus add-ons to make it work effectively, Martin Dean serves up some thoughts regarding online legal data storage, Josh Stockwell reviews a free alternative to Google Desktop Search, and Steven Kaplan also reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking and how it helped put the "tech" back in TechnoLawyer for him. Don't miss this issue.

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